Birmingham City FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Birmingham City FC

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Coventry City FC

Fri 15 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Juninho Bacuna 4' Y

Juninho Bacuna 5' Y

Marc Roberts 40' Y

Ryan Woods 90' Y

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC 2021-11-23 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-01-30 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	2–4	L
09 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–2	L
03 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
19 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	0–0	D
15 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	4–2	W
10 Apr	Fulham FC	A	3–1	W
06 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–2	L
02 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
19 Mar	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
16 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Coventry City FC
#15	Position	#1
0	Points	95
0	Played	46
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	28 / 11 / 7
0	Scored	97
0	Conceded	45
+0	GD	+52
–	PPG	2.07
–	Win %	61%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Birmingham City FC to score. At the same time, Coventry City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
4' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 4.
5' Juninho Bacuna picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
10' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
12' Goal! Kristian Pedersen scores his 10 goal in 383 matches.
17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gustavo Hamer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
27' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact .
32' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
37' Netherlands international Ian Maatsen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' What composure from Gary Gardner! The England international strokes it home. 2-0.
40' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
40' The England Ben Sheaf breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 2-1!
41' Magnificent from Ben Sheaf! That is 12 goals in 156 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Coventry City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
48' Sensational shot from Ben Sheaf. Coventry City FC is back in the lead.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ben Sheaf makes it 2-4.
50' Ben Sheaf doubles the advantage! 2-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
60' Juninho Bacuna is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
62' The whistle greets Fankaty Dabo as he departs to be replaced by Todd Kane.
67' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
71' A stunning finish from Michael Rose — that came from absolutely nowhere!
75' Troy Deeney is ready to make an impact after coming on for Juninho Bacuna at the 75 minute mark.
76' Taylor Richards has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nico Gordon on 76 minute.
77' Taylor Richards gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Nico Gordon and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Gustavo Hamer makes way for Kyle McFadzean at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
87' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Ian Maatsen departs to be replaced by Martyn Waghorn.
88' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Lukas Jutkiewicz comes on to replace Scott Hogan.
90' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Ryan Woods will be fuming at that decision.
90' A stunning finish from Callum O'Hare — that came from absolutely nowhere!
The final score is 2-4.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum O'Hare	3
Ben Sheaf	3
Viktor Gyokeres	1
Josh Eccles	1
Ivan Sunjic	1
Jay Stansfield	1
Jeremie Bela	1
Gustavo Hamer	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC L 2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-03-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D

Coventry City FC Form

2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC W 2022-04-10 Fulham FC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2022-04-06 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-04-02 Coventry City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-03-19 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2022-03-16 Coventry City FC 0–2 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.56 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.91 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Coventry City FC or Draw 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC24% Draw37% Coventry City FC39%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes27% 0% No73%

Avg goals/match: 1.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	74%	26%
± 1.5	44%	56%
± 2.5	19%	81%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Coventry City FC

76%

Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC13% Draw63% Coventry City FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

0 – 0

25.8%

0 – 1

19.4%

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 2

8.9%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 1

3.2%

2 – 0

3.2%

0 – 3

2.7%

1 – 3

1.7%

2 – 2

1.7%

0 – 4

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	15%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	25%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	11%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.